How to Say ‘Hi, are there any promotions recently?’ in Traditional Chinese
你好，請問最近有優惠活動嗎？
nǐ hǎo qǐng wèn zuì jìn yǒu yōu huì huó dòng ma
[nǐ how qǐng wèn dzway-jeen yoe yōuhuì hwo dong ma]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: 請問 "may I ask" is the standard polite way to open a question to staff or strangers in Taiwan. Restaurants often run seasonal or weekday deals, so asking this when you book is perfectly normal.
Phrase Breakdown
你好，
nǐ hǎo
Hello,
A standard greeting: 你 (you) + 好 (good).
你好，我是小明。
Hello, I'm Xiaoming.
Words in this phrase
你
nǐ
[nǐ]
you
Refers to the person being spoken to.
你今天看起來很高興。
You look happy today.
好
hǎo
[how]
good
Means 'good' or 'well'; in greetings like 你好 it helps form 'hello'.
今天天氣很好。
The weather is very good today.
請問最近
qǐng wèn zuì jìn
may I ask, recently
請問 (may I ask, a polite opener) + 最近 (recently, these days).
請問最近天氣好嗎？
May I ask, has the weather been good lately?
Words in this phrase
請問
qǐng wèn
[qǐng wèn]
may I ask
Used to politely pose a question.
請問這裡有人嗎？
Excuse me, is there anyone here?
最近
zuì jìn
[dzway-jeen]
recently; lately
Refers to the near past or current period of time.
我最近在看新的工作機會。
Recently I have been looking at new job opportunities.
有優惠活動嗎？
yǒu yōu huì huó dòng ma
are there any promotions?
有 (have) + 優惠活動 (promotional offer) + 嗎 (question particle).
這週有優惠活動嗎？
Are there any promotions this week?
Words in this phrase
有
yǒu
[yoe]
to have; there is/are
Used to show possession or that something exists or is available.
我們有很多交流機會。
We have many opportunities to interact.
優惠
yōu huì
[yōuhuì]
discount; special offer
A favorable price or deal offered to customers.
這家店有學生優惠。
This shop has a student discount.
活動
huó dòng
[hwo dong]
event; activity
A gathering or organized activity, such as a networking event or company session.
今天的活動安排得很好，大家都能自在交流。
Today’s event was well arranged, and everyone could interact comfortably.
嗎
ma
[ma]
question particle
A sentence-final particle used to turn a statement into a yes-no question.
你喜歡這個活動嗎？
Do you like this event?
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